(Malmaison)HUBERT, Gérard et Nicole.   GARNEREY - VUES DE MALMAISON.         (Rueil Malmaison): Société Des Amis De Malmaison, n.d. ca.   1991.          A very handsome suite of reproductions of Auguste Garnerey's beautiful watercolors of the park at Malmaison as painted in the summer of 1812 or 1813 and showing the gardens in full bloom. These are accompanied by an introductory text regarding Garnerey, who was member of a distinguished family of Parisian-based artists and "peintre de cabinet" for Queen Hortense. It is theorized that Garnerey conceived of these views as "une promenade au cours d'une belle après-midi." The series of 12 watercolors begins with the facade of the château facing the park and proceeds to an overview of the park from the château, views of la bergerie, la vacherie, the basin of Neptune, a view towards the château from the lake, views of the wooden bridge on the river, Le Temple de l'Amour, a glimpse at the promenade of ladies of honor on the river, La Serre Chaude, the interior of the greenhouse, and, finally, a view of the salon within the greenhouse. A thirteenth plate, that of the interior of the music gallery at Malmaison is also included. The colophon tells us that the volume was meant to be accompanied by a separately printed view of Queen Hortense's salon at Augsbourg, but that is not present, nor is it referred to in the listing for this book in the Bibliothèque Nationale. Copy # 78 of 200 copies especially numbered and imprinted with the name of the original owner, from a total edition of 500 copies. No copies listed on OCLC.   Oblong album, 24 x 33 cm; 19 pp. + 13 mounted color plates reproducing watercolors, printed on heavy card stock and bound on stubs.            Original full red morocco with gilt title lettering on upper cover , decorative gilt border and spine, green silk moiré endpapers with gilt inner dentelles. A fine copy. $225.00

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